Motor racing-Bottas penalised for pitlane spin, Verstappen fastest

[ASFN Admin]

Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen was fastest in Styrian Grand Prix practice at Red Bull's home Austrian track on Friday while Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas collected a three place grid drop for spinning in the pitlane. Red Bull's 23-year-old Dutchman led both sessions, setting a best lap of one minute 05.910 seconds in the morning and then 1:05.412 in the afternoon on the soft tyres. McLaren's Daniel Ricciardo was second fastest, on a cloudy but mostly dry afternoon at Spielberg's scenic Red Bull Ring, and Alpine's Esteban Ocon third.

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